As Liu Ying had said, her hometown was a coastal fishing village located south of Binhai City.
When she was young, her parents were busy all day long, either fishing in the sea or selling fish. Her family was doing well economically, but at the cost that she barely saw her parents. She was brought up by her grandmother, which made her shy and introverted. After attending college and joining the workforce, she made a continuous effort to make herself more extroverted, as her work demanded.
Her grandmother had weak legs and didn't feel safe letting her play outside with other kids. Back then, human trafficking in the neighboring village was a big deal. Rumors said that human traffickers from other places had already arrived and kidnapped a few kids in the neighboring village. As the stories circulated, nobody could find out whether or not they were true. But her grandmother believed them. She kept her at home and didn't allow her to go outside.
